Pastor's Blog

Ash Wednesday

Dear ones,

On this day, we are all little grimy and gritting. We all could use a good dusting out and dusting off. We could all love a little more deeply, share a little more fully of who we are.

For if we do, we might also just find that we are also made of the same stuff as the stars. That the same stuff that makes the splendor of the Grand Canyon, the star streaking across our wishing night sky, is the same stuff that courses through our very being.

Perhaps that is why we are a little too rigid sometimes. We all break and shatter. And yet, under pressure and struggle, we all also discover the things that truly sparkle and shine.

So this season, don’t just see dirt. Don’t just focus upon the things that need “prettied” or “fixing.” See the ways you have already grown. See the ways you already are brilliant. See the ways you can share those with others, so that we might all shine a light upon the shadows of our souls. And together, shine a light into the empty tombs of our world, so we might All discover, new life. New Growth. Resurrection.

Lenten Blessings to you all. And a little Ash Wednesday blessings from one of my favorite poets.